How much would it cost to get a sound card fixed?

Andrew D, is correct about buying a new PCMCIA-slot sound card for your laptop. This will be your best solution if you really do have a defective piece of hardware. It will probably be more than the $20 suggested by Yessman.

Since the sound card on you laptop is built into the motherboard, it would require replacing the motherboard entirely, which is very expensive - several hundred dollars if you get it done at Compaq's service center. It will be much cheaper to buy a PCMCIA sound card and put it in an available slot in the side of your laptop (that's what those blank plastic pieces that sometimes pop out are covering).

I fix these kinds of things all the time, and I found that when you take it to get it fixed they rip you off BIG time. For the age of your laptop, I suggest to get a new sound card...for $5000 you can get a new laptop if not two nowadays.

i don't have any idea of the price they charge for the repair but you could try buying a USB soundcard instead. they cost less than $10 for th basic model. you can try Creative's Audigy if you want something better. they have PCMCIA & USB sound cards. they may cost a bit more but i don't think they will reach $500. They sound great too.

first of all, i might examine to be certain in case you basically ought to acquire a motive force replace on your sound card. in case you like help enable me comprehend, i'm going to ought to comprehend the kind and kind form of the laptop, alongside with the working gadget.

if you want repair advice, this isnt the place to ask. you should contact compaq...

but...

typically itll cost about 5x more to repair it than it would to buy a new one...

there are sound cards that plug in to pcmcia ports specifically for that reason.

it could be a software issue, reinstalling audio drivers may work

http://mypchelp.blogspot.com/2007/03/audio-problem...

However if it is an hardware issue, you may have to replace the sound card.

if you go to a computer store you can probably get a new or used one for less than 20 $

take your laptop to bestbuy they will fix your sound card for you and even replace it for you